Nancy Spero: Exploring the Experiences of Women

Nancy Spero - Untitled (Dancing Woman) - 1984 - Cut woodcut painted in brown in on Japanese paper - 43.8 x 32.4 cm (sheet) - Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco (click photo for larger image)Nancy Spero (1926-2009) was an American artist who produced politically charged, highly symbolic figurative paintings and mixed-media works that reflected her feminist and political consciousness. She sometimes collaborated with her husband, painter Leon Golub (1922-2004). Spero’s works ranges from addressing extreme violence to the celebratory cycles of life—but they always embody social and cultural issues. Her most masterful works explore the experiences of women.


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